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Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, is founded.
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Jamestown, Virginia
Town and fort established in the Virginia Colony
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg. It was established by the London Company as "James…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
North America
Continent
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 24
Day of the year
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